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Windows 95

Windows 95

James Connell

Windows 95 may very well be the most talked about software release in history.
With more people than ever using personal computers, and given Microsoft's
dominance in this still growing market, Mr. Gates' newest offering has caused
quite a stir. As with any new product in this ultra-competitive industry,
Windows 95 has come under intense scrutiny. Advocates of the new operating
system applaud its new features and usability, while its opponents talk about
the similarities to Apple's operating system. As I have never used an Apple
computer, I can't address this point, but I will attempt to outline some of the
more interesting "new" features of Windows 95. Arguably the most welcome
innovation Win 95 offers is the "task bar". Use of the task bar eliminates the
need to navigate through several open application windows to get to the one you
need. When you first start an application, a corresponding button appears on the
task bar. If after opening other windows you need to return to the original
window, all you need do is click on the application's button on the task bar and
the appropriate window will come to the fore. According to Aley, "the most
gratifying, and overdue, improvement is Windows 95's tolerance for file names in
plain English" (29-30). Traditionally, users had to think of file names that
summed up their work in eight letters or less. This was a constant problem
because frequently a user would look at a list of files to retrieve and think
"now what did I save that as?". Those days are over. Windows 95 will let the
user save his or her work with names like "New Speech" or "Inventory Spreadsheet
No. 1", making the contents of those files obvious. M...

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